Background
Bor, Walter George was born on February 14, 1916 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Ernest and Emma Bor.
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Walter George Bor
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Walter George Bor, Czech architect, city planner. Decorated Commander Order British Empire. President Royal Town Planning Institute, London, 1970-1971, London Forum of Civic Societies, 1988-1997; vice president Housing Centre Trust, London, since 1971. Fellow Royal Institute British Architects, Royal Town Planning Institute, Royal Society Arts; member Reform Club.
Education
Graduate, School Architecture, Prague, 1939; diploma, Bartlett School Architecture, London, 1946.
Career
Private practice archaeology, London, 1946-1947;
planning officer, London County Council, 1947-1960;
deputy planning officer, London County Council, 1960-1962;
city planning officer, Liverpool City Council, England, 1962-1966;
consultant, United Nations Development Program Cyprus, 1982-1983. Member Min.'s Planning Advisory Group, 1964-1965. Partner Llewelyn-Davies WeeksBor, Architects and Planning Cons., 1966-1976.
Senior planning consultant Llewelyn-Davies Weeks, since 1976. Visiting professor Princeton University, 1977-1979, Rice U., Houston, 1980-1981. Planning consultancies, Venezuela, United States, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, 1990-1998.
Achievements
Membership
President Royal Town Planning Institute, London, 1970-1971, London Forum of Civic Societies, 1988-1997. Vice president Housing Centre Trust, London, since 1971. Fellow Royal Institute British Architects, Royal Town Planning Institute, Royal Society Arts.
Member Reform Club.
Connections
Married Glen Conolly, March 1954 (divorced February 1979). Children: Michael, Kathy, David. Married D. Muriel Blackburn, April 19, 1984.
